Lineworker

Examination date: Week of September 14, 2026. Certified candidates will receive exam details via email.

Responsibilities

This is skilled work in the construction, maintenance, and repair of communication lines, electrical lines, and related equipment. Duties include:

• Installing, maintaining, and repairing traffic and pedestrian fixtures, push buttons, park lamps, island lights, illuminating signs, loop detectors, communication, and video cable networks.
• Performing work in the immediate area of primary circuits, trolley feeders, and other high-voltage wiring.

Requirements

Education

• Graduation from high school or equivalent (G.E.D.).

Experience

• One year of experience in the repair or maintenance of electrical or communications systems.

License Requirements

• Must possess a valid driver’s license at the time of appointment and maintain it as a condition of continued employment.
• Must obtain an Ohio Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) within 90 days of appointment.
• Must obtain and maintain a valid Ohio Class A Commercial Driver’s License (C.D.L.), including air brake qualification and any other required endorsements, within 150 days of appointment.
• Out-of-state residents must obtain equivalent licenses from their state of residence within the same 150-day period.

Promotional Qualifications

• Must be a full-time or part-time permanent employee in pay grade 123 (Wage) or below, pay grade 29 (Clerical) or below, or equivalent.
• Must have been employed for 6 consecutive months by the City of Dayton in a classified Civil Service position.
• Identical scores will be broken by (1) seniority and (2) random selection.

Open Competitive Applicants

• Final appointment is contingent upon passing a job-related medical examination and providing documentary evidence of Employment Authorization and Identity.
• Identical scores will be broken by random selection.

Skills

• Considerable knowledge of methods, materials, and tools used in communication and power line construction and maintenance.
• Considerable knowledge of the elementary principles of electric theory as applied to communication and electric transmission lines.
• Working knowledge of safety precautions in electric and communication line construction and maintenance.
• Ability to learn and observe proper safety precautions.
• Good physical condition and health sufficient to perform tasks requiring strength and agility at heights and under varying weather conditions.

Notes

• Examination dates and times are subject to change.
• Calculators will be provided for the Civil Service examination.
• Applicants on the Promotional eligible list will be considered for appointment before those on the Open Competitive list.
• Applicants must provide all necessary employment dates, experience, training, or other requirements as stated in the Exam Announcement.

Background Check

• A background investigation is required prior to employment, including for current city employees seeking transfer, promotion, or demotion into a classified position.

Drug and Nicotine Testing

• Final appointment is contingent upon passing a drug screen.
• New hires must pass a nicotine screening and remain tobacco and nicotine-free as a condition of continued employment. This policy does not apply to current City employees.